Dominican Republic Plastic Surgery

[jasleeve 440]

hey guys!

im 10 months post op from my sleeve.

i lost 116lbs.

i started at 273lbs & im 157 now.

my goal is to be 135lbs so i have 22 more lbs to go.

since losing all the weight,

my boobs sag a lot & have deflated a lot and

my stomach is wrinkly & has a little sag.

so i want a breast lift and augmentation. i also want a full Tummy Tuck & fat transferred into my butt. the fat transfer will come from my back, waist & stomach & put it all in my butt to give myself the booty ive always wanted!

ive decided to start looking into plastic surgery.

i want to travel to DR to have it done.

has anyone looked into plastic surgery in DR?

what was your experience if you had it done?

how much and what did you have done?

[VSGJean 68]

I've just started my WL journey, but I have been researching reconstructive surgery. I've looked at DR and also Costa Rica. If I can't get my insurance to pay for it, I think I'm going to go to CR.

[jasleeve 440]

i talked to my surgeon & he told me my insurance wouldnt cover because its not medically needed. unless its hanging badly, red & smelly... i thought that was ridiculous so im def looking to go to DR to get mine done since thats the plastic surgery place to be! lol.

I've just started my WL journey, but I have been researching reconstructive surgery. I've looked at DR and also Costa Rica. If I can't get my insurance to pay for it, I think I'm going to go to CR.

[VSGJean 68]

I had heard if it interferes with the quality of life, they should cover it.

Check out http://www.arrivacostarica.com that's the place I've been looking into.

[VSGJean 68]

Check out http://www.arrivacostarica.com that's the place I've been looking into.

[jasleeve 440]

im personally afraid to go anywhere that no one i know hasnt been to. the dr im rolling with is the same dr that does all my friends family & friends. i live in ny and they pretty much call DR the plastic surgery country. lol

[Ely 4]

I know Colombia has really good plastic surgery and good prices I have family meme era that have gone there

[It's all new 453]

im personally afraid to go anywhere that no one i know hasnt been to. the dr im rolling with is the same dr that does all my friends family & friends. i live in ny and they pretty much call DR the plastic surgery country. lol

Are prices there substantially different? What is the quality supposed to be - on par with the US, or is it superior? I guess I'm asking if you are going there for better care, lower cost, better results - what is the expectation?

I'm curious because I am going to need a lift/augmentation and TT as well. I have given some thought to going to Mexico but hadn't heard about going to the DR.

Thoughts?

[beba238 123]

I'm Dominican so I am going to give you advice from my family and friends point of view. First of all it is very cheap and easy to get work down out there but you need to weigh your options because if God forbid something goes wrong all they care about is $$$$$ and they will leave you out to die you don't have money to cover your medical expenses vs. here they will do anything they can to save you. Plus here if something goes wrong you can sue. If something goes wrong out there your screwed.

Now personally I recommend that you explore your options and you know we all know someone whose gotten work done in D.R., so ask around and do research. There is a famous guy his name is Franlkin Polanco... they call him Dr. Popola because he does vaginal facials too lol

Also speak to your doctor because I've heard of a lot of doctors that have done tummy tucks and lifts for their patients after wls.

I wish you look on picking a surgeon! And Girll!!!!! You let me know who did it so I can do the same after i lose all these lbz!

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

I know Colombia has really good plastic surgery and good prices I have family meme era that have gone there

Yes they do. I live here and know many people that get stuff done.

[jasleeve 440]

in my opinion, DR seems like the place to go for surgery because everyone goes there. the us is good and safer but almost triple in price as uppose to going out of the country.

i think its all a matter of preference. i feel more comfortable here because im from here! but if i were born in DR and came to the US to live, id feel more confortable over there, you know?

i am scared to go & scared of the possibilities of things going wrong but that can happen anywhere you go.

Are prices there substantially different? What is the quality supposed to be - on par with the US, or is it superior? I guess I'm asking if you are going there for better care, lower cost, better results - what is the expectation?

I'm curious because I am going to need a lift/augmentation and TT as well. I have given some thought to going to Mexico but hadn't heard about going to the DR.

Thoughts?

[jasleeve 440]

my fear with out of the country work is just the fact that its put of country and i know there are different rules/laws. thats truly my only fear.

here, surgery is almost triple compared to there. i talked to my WLS surgeon and he gave me the # to a surgeon but that would be all out of pocket & pretty much impossible for me to pay for. id be saving for the rest of my life lol.

im not getting it done no time soon but i will be going to a local surgeon to see what is realistic and what he says about the work i want done and to see prices. im puerto rican but speak it very little. i think if DR was an english country, id feel safer. i dont know why lol. i guess im afraid that i wont understand something although the surgeon ive been conversing with speaks english!

i dont know. lol.

my bestfriend went to DR and got her boobs done with her sister and they loook great.

I'm Dominican so I am going to give you advice from my family and friends point of view. First of all it is very cheap and easy to get work down out there but you need to weigh your options because if God forbid something goes wrong all they care about is $$$$$ and they will leave you out to die you don't have money to cover your medical expenses vs. here they will do anything they can to save you. Plus here if something goes wrong you can sue. If something goes wrong out there your screwed.

Now personally I recommend that you explore your options and you know we all know someone whose gotten work done in D.R., so ask around and do research. There is a famous guy his name is Franlkin Polanco... they call him Dr. Popola because he does vaginal facials too lol

Also speak to your doctor because I've heard of a lot of doctors that have done tummy tucks and lifts for their patients after wls.

I wish you look on picking a surgeon! And Girll!!!!! You let me know who did it so I can do the same after i lose all these lbz!

[jasleeve 440]

theres a girl who went to columbia and got really sick & found a dr in the us who helped her & saved her. she caught a very bad infection from the Tummy Tuck her dr in columbia gave her and they did the tummy tuck all wrong. her youtube name is skymoon1982

Yes they do. I live here and know many people that get stuff done.

[jasleeve 440]

I know Colombia has really good plastic surgery and good prices I have family meme era that have gone there

theres a girl that went to columbia on youtube. her name is skymoon1982 & they messed her up bad. look her up

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

Unfortunately I think people come to Colombia without doing the proper research. I've lived in Colombia for four years and I just had my VST in Colombia. I had care comparable probably to what I would've had in United States. I have had many coworkers and friends have plastic surgery in Colombia Bogota that is without any problems. Unfortunately, complications can happen anywhere. I don't believe in going to any other country to get any procedure done without doing your proper research. Overall Colombia and the Dominican Republic are both Third World countries; however not every city is equal. Bogota is a developed city with good medical care. And believe me I'm not pushing you to come to Colombia to have surgery. I just don't want people to think that this place is full of hack job doctors because that is not true. I was on the same floor two doors down from the President of Colombia. Believe me when I tell you that man could go anywhere for his surgery and he had it here. Edit to add: I am not saying she came here without doing her research, but I know of one incident where a girl died from going to a "DR" with the lowest price. Research research and that goes for any country, abroad and US!!!